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Warlock: Reign of Blood - A LitRPG Novel

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Narrative Design for Indies: Getting Started

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Stormbane: A Gamelit Adventure

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The Falconers Fort Eden: A Novella

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Guardian Episode One: Interactive Fiction

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The Falconers Moonlight: A Visual Novel

LATEST GAME: ASHEN

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Ashen by Aurora44 is a souls-like action RPG where you explore a ruined land and fight to protect the light-giving Ashen from the shadowy creatures that would destroy it.

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How to read LitRPG like an ARPG designer

I’m Edwin McRae, former lead writer of Path of Exile and author of Warlock: Reign of Blood - A LitRPG Novel. Below I outline three RPG narrative design techniques that you can be watching out for when you read your next LitRPG novel. NPC design, Story Glyphs and Boss fight buildup.

What is LitRPG?

The New Zealand Book Council interviews author Edwin McRae about LitRPG.

NOT a LitRPG Book: 4 Lessons Learned from Stormbane

Writer, Edwin McRae, discusses the valuable lessons he’s learned from writing and trying to sell a novella that’s turned out to be a “qualified failure”.

What is the difference between a game writer and a writer of films or books?

In a short interview with Liliana Marin of UHCL, Edwin McRae how writing for games differs from writing for films or books.